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Waste from thermal power plants increasingly affects the environmentTrung Chanh
A view of Duyen Hai Thermal Power Plant in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. The rising number of thermal power plants in the country is seriously menacing the environment - PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH
CAN THO – Waste from thermal power plants across the country is having more damaging effects on the environment, so workable treatment solutions should be sought, heard a seminar in Can Tho City yesterday on the use of coal ash and gypsum from such plants.
Pham Van Bac, head of the Building Materials Department under the Construction Ministry, said the country has 21 operational thermal power plants, with 13 ones using pulverized-coal combustion and the remainder using circulating fluidizing bed.
Bac referred to the Prime Minister’s Decision 428/QD-TTg, saying the Government plans to raise the number of thermal power plants to 57 by 2030.
Therefore, he said, … [Read more...] about Waste from thermal power plants increasingly affects the environment

Coal-fired power plants still remain prioritized in the context when Vietnam has a vital need for an increasing amount of power for national development. However, coal-fired power plants, especially those with backward technologies, pose high risk of environmental pollution.
By 2030, with more thermal power plants to be operational, total electricity capacity will increase to 55,300 MW and consume about 129 million tons of coal per year.
According to Nguyen Van Tai, Director General of the Vietnam Environment Administration (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)), coal-fired power plants currently account for about 35% of the country’s total electricity output and tend to increase rapidly in the coming time. Under the national electricity master plan VII, thermal power will make up 53.2% of the electricity production in 2030.
At present, there are 64 coal-fired thermal power plants in the country, … [Read more...] about Coal-fired power plants pose high risk of environmental pollution

HTP, PVGasD clinch power plant dealBinh Nguyen
Representatives of Ho Tram Project Company and PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gas Distribution JSC sign the MOU last week - PHOTO: HTP
HCMC - The Ho Tram Project Company (HTP) and PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gas Distribution Joint Stock Company (PVGasD) last week signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a power station that will enable the Ho Tram Strip to move to cleaner, greener and more efficient power within the next 15 months.
PVGasD will help develop the gas-fueled power station within the existing Central Plant Building on HTP’s 164 hectare site in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province under the US$63 million investment project that will be deployed on a BOO (build-own-operate) format.
Michael Kelly, executive chairman of HTP, said in a statement that with the MOU signed, the company would become the first tourism developer in Vietnam to fully switch to self-generated, greener … [Read more...] about HTP, PVGasD clinch power plant deal

Thai Binh thermal power plant commissioned Van Nam HCMC – State utility Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) on May 23 commissioned the first generator of Thai Binh 1 thermal power plant, which is able to supply 3.3 billion kWh a year for the national grid. The two-generator plant with a total capacity of 600 MW costs VND26.5 trillion (US$1.17 billion), with 85% of it provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) via soft loans and the balance by EVN. Located in Thai Binh Province’s Thai Thuy District, the power plant is developed under an Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC) contract with Marubeni Corporation of Japan. The power plant will be fueled by coal from Quang Ninh Province. The total capacity of the national power system currently stands at 45,000 MW, ensuring a reserve capacity of about 20%. Total output of the system reached 60.3 billion kWh in the first four months of this year, up 7.92% over the same period last year. Up to 14.45 billion … [Read more...] about Thai Binh thermal power plant commissioned

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is consulting with Long An and HCMC local authorities about the location for the Long An Power Center, which HCM City opposes. Nội dung
However, the HCMC People's Committee has expressed its disagreement about the plan. Besides, the existence of a thermopower plant on the right bank of Soai Rap River, just next to HCMC, is feared to cause pollution to the city. Le Huy Ba, former head of the Institute of HCMC Industry University's Science, Technology and Environmental Management, said HCMC authorities have every reason to worry about this. Ba said the risks of pollution always exist in every thermopower plant. China is now rethinking its strategy on thermal power development because of high pollution levels. Vietnam has been warned that it would be one of the most polluted countries, just after China. If it continues developing thermalpower plants, the danger would be more visible.
Meanwhile, Japan, though having … [Read more...] about Thermal power plants next to HCM City raise concerns about pollution

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is planning to build a $5 billion thermal power plant in the Mekong Delta’s Long An province, which borders Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio district, sparking concerns in the city about environmental pollution. According to calculations by the consultancy unit, the coal supply for the thermal power plant is expected to reach nearly 10 million tons per year. Coal will come from Australia and Indonesia to Long An province along the Soai Rap River, which has been upgraded to cater to ships of 70,000 tons. The proposed location for the thermal power plant is in Phuoc Vinh Dong commune in Can Giuoc district. The Ministry of Transport has also supported the construction of the Vinh Tan electricity center in Phuoc Vinh Dong commune as it is the only location capable of receiving ships of up to 50,000 tons. The General Department of Energy also agreed to build the Long An thermal power plant. Ho Chi Minh City, however, has opposed the … [Read more...] about HCM City opposes $5bn Long An thermal power plant

By Van Nam - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Electricity of Vietnam Group, or EVN, said on Monday it would build five key power projects with total designed capacity of 3,830MW this year to help meet the fast-rising power demand of the country. The new power projects include Mong Duong 1 thermal-power plant with designed output of 1,000 MW, Duyen Hai 3 thermal power plant with 1,200MW, and the expanded Vinh Tan 2 thermal power plant with 1,200MW. Other smaller projects are the second generator of O Mon 1 thermal-power plant with 330MW and Song Bung 2 hydropower plant with a capacity of 100MW, EVN said in a report issued on Monday. The State utility corporation said it would spend a total budget of some VND25.4 trillion (over US$1.3 billion) this year developing these new power plants. Apart from the new power projects, EVN said it would commission some 12 power generators with total capacity of 2,198MW this year. Particularly, EVN will start construction of a 110-KV undersea … [Read more...] about EVN to build five large-scale power plants this year

Vinh Tan 2 thermo-power plant up and running next year By Van Nam - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked the Ministry of Finance to support Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) in seeking capital for the Vinh Tan 2 thermo-power plant and related power grid works in order to put the first turbine of the plant into operation in December 2013. Located in the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan, Vinh Tan Power Center consists of four thermo-power plants with total output of 5,600 MW targeted as a key power supply center for the southern region in 2013-2020. Work on the plant Vinh Tan 2 started in August 2010 with two turbines with total installed output of 1,244MW at a total cost of about VND23.48 trillion. The first turbine of the Vinh Tan 2 is scheduled to be operational late next year while the second turbine will be put into service in June 2014. The other factories of the power center are the Vinh Tan 1 and 3 under the format of … [Read more...] about Vinh Tan 2 thermo-power plant up and running next year

By Van Nam - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) will operate six large thermo-power plants in the next five years with a total power capacity of 6,000 MW, a company official said. Nguyen Thanh Liem, member of the Board of Directors of PetroVietnam, told the Daily on Thursday that the plants are Vung Ang 1, Thai Binh 2, Long Phu 1, Hau Giang and two thermo-power plants in Quang Binh Province. Each of these thermo-power plants has an average investment capital of US$1.7 billion to give an electricity capacity of 1,200 MW. Liem said the group expects to have the Vung Ang 1 plant up and running by 2012 and the remaining four plants will be operational by 2015. Liem said the thermo-power plants in the northern provinces will use local coal for power source and the plants in the southern provinces will use imported coal for their power generation. PetroVietnam has a total power generating capacity of 2,700 MW to occupy 14% of the total … [Read more...] about PetroVietnam will run six large thermo-power plants

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s coal-fired power plants which generate electricity and those serving industrial plants are worsening pollution. Le Anh Tuan, deputy head of the Institute for Climate Change Studies under the Can Tho University, as in India and China, said that coal-fired power in Vietnam mostly serves industrial production activities. It is expected that 39 percent of electricity output will serve industrial production activities by 2020, while 32 percent will be used for people’s consumption and the remaining for services.“Meanwhile, industrial production once again causes pollution, so we have to suffer from dual pollution,” Tuan said, citing examples of steel mills and fertilizer plants incurring losses because they use outdated technologies.State agencies predict increasingly high demand for electricity, which means that Vietnam needs to develop more thermal power plants. Tuan went on to say that Vietnam and the Mekong Delta in … [Read more...] about Coal-fired power plants serving industry worsening pollution